I'd lump it in with classical, personally, though that doubtless betrays my vast lack of understanding of opera. I don't like opera at all. There are a few arias that I love, the bits that actually have tunes, but sitting through a whole opera drives me crazy. It's the way they sing at each other between the big arias, words sung but with no particular melody... what's the point?
I'd rather have them speak those little bits, or sing them to one of the big themes of the opera like they do in Les Miserables.
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Date: 2004-11-25 04:50 am (UTC)I'd rather have them speak those little bits, or sing them to one of the big themes of the opera like they do in Les Miserables.